The name Elsa is usually given to a Girl.
And we are pleased to let you know that we found the meaning of your name, Short Form Of Elizabeth.
The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Elsa is pronounced as EHL-sa
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Elsa is a diminutive of Elizabeth. Elizabeth originates in Hebrew language and means "promise of God". Elizabeth has been one of the most popular feminine given names over centuries and in various languages and various spellings it has almost a hundred different forms. In the Bible, Elizabeth was the mother of John Baptist and the wife of Zacharias. It was also popularized by Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen of England, and Elizabeth II, current Queen of the Commonwealth realms.
Summary
Meaning
Short Form Of Elizabeth
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Elsa | Girl's Baby Names | Bounty
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Meaning
A pet form or derivative of the Hebrew name
Elizabeth, which itself is derived from the Hebrew elsheba meaning 'God is perfection' or 'God is my oath'.
Elsa may well be having a revival, having being born by the
Snow Queen in the hugely popular
Disney film Frozen (2013).
Meaning, origin and history of the name Elsa - Behind the Name
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Meaning
Short form of
Elisabeth, typically used independently.
In medieval
German tales
Elsa von Brabant was the lover of the hero
Lohengrin. Her story was expanded by
Richard Wagner for his opera
Lohengrin (1850). The name had a little spike
In popularity after the 2013 release of the animated
Disney movie Frozen, which featured a magical princess by this name.
Origin
German, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Pronunciation
/ˈɛl.za/(German) /ˈel.sɑ/(Finnish) /ˈɛl.sa/(Italian) /ˈel.sa/(Spanish) /ˈɛl.sə/(English)